Need a yogurt maker if have Excalibur 2900?

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I see from several SCD-related sites that you can make yogurt in the

larger model of the Excalibur Dehydrator. I don't have either

appliance and so was thinking I'd just buy the high-end Excalibur and

skip the yogurt maker. Does anyone see a real advantage to making

yogurt using a yogurt maker vs. a dehydrator? Any compelling reason

why you'd want both appliances?

Thanks,

Rose

[Guest guest]

The dehydrator is actually better at making yogurt from what I've

heard, because it is easier to keep it at the right temp. Many of the

yogurt makers have issues with getting too hot over the 24 hour

period, even the highly recommended yogourmet. So I'd say if you can

afford the dehydrator, you'll get the most bang for your buck with

that. I don't think you'd miss not having a yogurt maker at all if you

had the excalibur. I wish I had the money for one! I'm saving up and

can't wait to ditch my yogurt maker, LOL (I'll be giving it to a

friend who wants to start SCD, not really ditching it, LOL).

K

Dayton, Ohio, USA

SCD since June 2006

>

> I see from several SCD-related sites that you can make yogurt in the

> larger model of the Excalibur Dehydrator. I don't have either

> appliance and so was thinking I'd just buy the high-end Excalibur and

> skip the yogurt maker. Does anyone see a real advantage to making

> yogurt using a yogurt maker vs. a dehydrator? Any compelling reason

> why you'd want both appliances?

> Thanks,

> Rose

>

[Guest guest]

Wow thanks for this post I have been researching the same thing and I

am saving up for one too, as of right now. The versatility struck

me, being able to do the fruit and veg (later for us), and then I saw

it say you can do yoghurt in it too. Thanks Kylie

> >

> > I see from several SCD-related sites that you can make yogurt in

the

> > larger model of the Excalibur Dehydrator. I don't have either

> > appliance and so was thinking I'd just buy the high-end Excalibur

and

> > skip the yogurt maker. Does anyone see a real advantage to

making

> > yogurt using a yogurt maker vs. a dehydrator? Any compelling

reason

> > why you'd want both appliances?

> > Thanks,

> > Rose

> >

>

[Guest guest]

>>Wow thanks for this post I have been researching the same thing and I

am saving up for one too, as of right now. The versatility struck

me, being able to do the fruit and veg (later for us), and then I saw

it say you can do yoghurt in it too. Thanks Kylie<<

If you get the dehydrator for yogurt be sure to put your yogurt jars into a

water bath and monitor the temp of the water bath. The first time I tried to

use the dehydrator I just put my jars into the dehydrator and threw a

thermometer into the oven to verify the temp and I don't think it worked right

cause the yogurt was VERY watery and the temp was set pretty low to keep a air

temp of 110F. The next time I put the jars in a water bath and put the therm

into the water bath. I had to put the temp dial on the dehrdrator up a lot

more to keep the water at 110F. The yogurt came out soooo much better this

way. It wasn't watery at all. I don't think the air temp in the dehrdrator is

the same as the temp in the yogurt jars at all. I think you need a higher air

temp to get the product up to 110F. Also I think yogurt just likes to be

incubated in a water bath. Maybe it is just gentler on the cultured organisms.

Doreen

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[Guest guest]

When you get your dehydrator, DON'T dry the garlic in EVERY tray at once. The

smell will run you out of the house for weeks if the garlic is strong enough! I

will mix it with trays of other things from now on. <laugh>

Bonita

Re: Need a yogurt maker if have Excalibur 2900?

Wow thanks for this post I have been researching the same thing and I

am saving up for one too, as of right now. The versatility struck

me, being able to do the fruit and veg (later for us), and then I saw

it say you can do yoghurt in it too. Thanks Kylie

> >

> > I see from several SCD-related sites that you can make yogurt in

the

> > larger model of the Excalibur Dehydrator. I don't have either

> > appliance and so was thinking I'd just buy the high-end Excalibur

and

> > skip the yogurt maker. Does anyone see a real advantage to

making

> > yogurt using a yogurt maker vs. a dehydrator? Any compelling

reason

> > why you'd want both appliances?

> > Thanks,

> > Rose

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

Guess what, i just order from Nesco website a dehydrator that I can make

yogurt out of it as what recommended by the saleslady and not really so

expensive but the problem is what told that i have to provide my own

container that is at least up to 1' high in order to fit into the dehydrator

trays, my question is what kind of container do you use to put in the

dehydrator? where can i get this container? Any suggestions?

lina

>

> The dehydrator is actually better at making yogurt from what I've

> heard, because it is easier to keep it at the right temp. Many of the

> yogurt makers have issues with getting too hot over the 24 hour

> period, even the highly recommended yogourmet. So I'd say if you can

> afford the dehydrator, you'll get the most bang for your buck with

> that. I don't think you'd miss not having a yogurt maker at all if you

> had the excalibur. I wish I had the money for one! I'm saving up and

> can't wait to ditch my yogurt maker, LOL (I'll be giving it to a

> friend who wants to start SCD, not really ditching it, LOL).

>

> K

> Dayton, Ohio, USA

> SCD since June 2006

>

>

> >

> > I see from several SCD-related sites that you can make yogurt in the

> > larger model of the Excalibur Dehydrator. I don't have either

> > appliance and so was thinking I'd just buy the high-end Excalibur and

> > skip the yogurt maker. Does anyone see a real advantage to making

> > yogurt using a yogurt maker vs. a dehydrator? Any compelling reason

> > why you'd want both appliances?

> > Thanks,

> > Rose

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Lina. I'm really not sure what would fit properly in the dehydrator

that you ordered. I am planning on using mason jars (1 quart size) in

the excalibur dehydrator. Not sure if those would fit in yours or not.

K

Dayton, Ohio, USA

SCD since June 2006, redid intro June 2007; still have my training

wheels on!

Myself and 2 kids are SCD, hubby is ever so slowly transitioning to it.

Conditions we are treating successfully with SCD: Hashimoto's

Thyroiditis (autoimmune), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia,

Rheumatoid Arthritis, IBS, ADD, ADHD, chronic diarrhea, yeast/candida,

and salicylate intolerance.

" All diseases begin in the gut " - Hypocrites (460-370 BC)

> > >

> > > I see from several SCD-related sites that you can make yogurt in the

> > > larger model of the Excalibur Dehydrator. I don't have either

> > > appliance and so was thinking I'd just buy the high-end

Excalibur and

> > > skip the yogurt maker. Does anyone see a real advantage to making

> > > yogurt using a yogurt maker vs. a dehydrator? Any compelling reason

> > > why you'd want both appliances?

> > > Thanks,

> > > Rose

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

At 08:07 AM 10/21/2007, you wrote:

>I see from several SCD-related sites that you can make yogurt in the

>larger model of the Excalibur Dehydrator. I don't have either

>appliance and so was thinking I'd just buy the high-end Excalibur and

>skip the yogurt maker. Does anyone see a real advantage to making

>yogurt using a yogurt maker vs. a dehydrator? Any compelling reason

>why you'd want both appliances?

>Thanks,

>Rose

>

>_

Rose,

Uh, well, I have two. Two Yogourmets and two

Excalibur 2900s. (The second Yogourmet was

sort-of an accident: it was sent to me by an SCD

friend because I forgot to pack mine when

evacuating for Hurricane Katrina. Hey, I took the

four liters of yogurt I'd just dripped... I

wasn't planning on being away for five weeks!)

I bought the Yogourmet when I started the diet,

because the 2900 was a big outlay for me, and I

wanted to see if the diet was going to work

before committing that much money to it.

SCD worked, and I was having a terrible time

keeping enough yogurt on hand, because dry curd

cottage cheese (DCCC) wasn't available here. I

was making yogurt almost every day! So I got the

dehydrator as a belated Christmas present.

Within a very short time, I was using the

dehydrator for so many things besides just yogurt

(like drying meringue cookies, drying crackers,

making meat snacking sticks, etc, etc, etc.) that

I was back to making yogurt in the Yogourmet and

forever running out. So I bought a second

dehydrator. (Oh, and a storage cabinet which sits

in the dining room with the dehydrators on top

and all my storage containers and STUFF underneath.)

Your needs may vary -- but if I had a choice

today of a Yogourmet vs an Excalibur dehydrator,

I'd get the dehydrator. A yogurt maker does one

thing well: makes yogurt. An Excalibur dehydrator does many things well.

— Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 07:33 AM 10/22/2007, you wrote:

>When you get your dehydrator, DON'T dry the

>garlic in EVERY tray at once. The smell will run

>you out of the house for weeks if the garlic is

>strong enough! I will mix it with trays of other things from now on. <laugh>

Bonita,

One person I know sets her dehydrator outside....

<g> And any way, garlic is appropriate for this

time of the year! Keeps the vampires away!

What I usually do is two trays of garlic, two

trays of onion, two trays of green peppers, two

trays of sliced mushrooms and a tray of whatever

else occurs to me, often some pepperoni sticks.

Then the whole house smells like a pizza!

— Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund